• (n.) The xiphiplastron. • (n.) The posterior segment, or extremity, of the sternum; -- sometimes called metasternum, ensiform cartilage, ensiform process, or xiphoid process.
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(from the article `sternum`) ...the clavicles and first ribs; (2) the mesosternum, often divided into a series of segments, the sternebrae, to which the remaining true ribs are ...
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Xiph'i·ster'num noun ;
plural Xiphisterna . [ New Latin , from Greek
xi`fos a sword +
sternum .]
(Anat.) (a) The posterior segment, or extremity, of the sternum; -- sometimes called
metasternum ,
ensiform cartilage ,
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An X shaped cartilage situated at the lower end of the sternum
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Type: Term Pronunciation: zif′i-ster′nŭm Synonyms: xiphoid process
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xiphisternum The posterior and smallest of the three divisions of the sternum, below the gladiolus and the manubrium. Also called xiphoid, xiphoid process.
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